Conference on Pipeline Politics: Civic Engagement Toward Social Change – Program

Registration & Breakfast (8:30AM to 9:30AM)

Greetings (9:30AM to 9:40AM)

            Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

 

Session 1 (9:40M to 10:30AM)

            How Do Asian American Voters Stack Up Against New York City’s Longer Established Voting Groups?

Moderator:

Peter Kwong, Professor, Asian American Studies & Urban Studies, Hunter College/CUNY

Presenter
John Mollenkopf, Director, Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate Center

 

Session 2 (10:30AM to 11AM)

            Redistricting Manhattan’s Chinatown: A Different View

Moderator:

Frank Shih, Board Member, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

Presenter
Hon. Margaret Chin, Member, New York City Council (District 1)

 

Break (11AM to 11:15AM)

Sessions 3 (11AM to 12PM)

            What Do Exit Polls Tell Us About Asian American Voting Patterns?

Moderator:

Jennifer Hayashida, Director, Asian American Studies Program, Hunter College/CUNY

Presenter
Glenn D. Magpantay, Director, Democracy Program, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

 

Lunch (12:15PM to 12:45PM)

Keynote (12:45PM to 1:30PM)

            Does the Asian American Community Need a National Political Action Committee?

Moderator:

Betty Lee Sung, Board Member, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

Speaker
S.B. Woo, Board Member, 80-20 Initiative

 

Session 4 (1:30PM to 2:30PM)

            Direct Action and Community Organizing

Moderator:

May Chen, Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies

Presenter
S.J. Jung, President, MinKwon Center for Community Action & Male District Leader, Democratic Leadership District 22 Part B

James Hong, Civic Participation Coordinator, MinKwon Center for Community Action

 

Session 5 (2:30PM to 3:30PM)

            Civic Engagement by First Generation Immigrants

Moderator:

Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

Presenter
Hon. Peter Koo, Member, New York City Council (District 20)

Michael Lichuang Chu, Chair, Council of Chinese American Associations

Vishnu R. Mahadeo, President, Richmond Hill Economic Development Council

 

Session 6 (3:30PM to 4:30PM)

            Pipelines for Youth Leadership: Views from Washington DC

Moderator:

Russell Leong, CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor, Hunter College/CUNY & Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

Presenter
Vida Benavides, Principal, Dewey Square Group

Gloria Chan, Esq, President & CEO, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies

 

Closing Remarks (4:30PM to 5PM)

            Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY